Lubricating Balis?

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drjones

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Hi all. Just wanted to know your thoughts/advice on lubricating Balisongs. I.e.; what type of lubricant, how much, or whether or not to do it at all! I currently have a cheapie, and a Jaguar. (Hopefully, a BM42 will soon be finding a home with me!) Anyway, last night I was playing with them, and decided to try lubricating them a bit, as they both squeaked a little. WOW! The lubricant (just Hoppe's gun/knife lube) really made them soooo much smoother! Anyway, is this a good lube to be using? Do you lube yours?

Thanks,
Strati
 
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I used hoppes on mine and it turned into mud after a day or two. Was not pleased at all. I usually just give mine a shot or two of rem oil and that works a bit, not as well as I would like though. I am thinking that Militec-1 will be my next choice, I have heard tons of good stuff about it, but I haven't ordered any yet.
 
I've tried White Lightning and like it a lot; but it does tend gunk up like wd40. I think Miltec-1 might be a better choice.



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White Lightening gunks up on a bali? I haven't had it do that on any of my knives that I have noticed. That seems odd.
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Plus, I thought that was one of the things that it was supposed to keep stuff from doing. Hmmm.... maybe I'll have to reevaluate it. I was using it on my AFCK, but that is now away at BM for a visit.

[This message has been edited by tique (edited 12-17-2000).]
 
Pull out a jug of MilTec1 and a blow-dryer and IMHO you can't do any better!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I took a picture of the gunk between the picots of my 42, so I'll post it as soon as I get my dsl connection back up (flashcom is going oob
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). Im accessing this site from work, but am really surprised I can. I can't access any other sites like bladeauction or 1sks because of our proxy
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~Howdy

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much [he] learned in seven years."
-- Mark Twain
 
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Here it is. It's gunking up even worse now. Ah well, will have to try miltec now
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~Howdy

"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much [he] learned in seven years."
-- Mark Twain
 
two words
break free
you should be able to get it at walmart
i use it on my guns
after it dries it leaves a coating

Knifesmith

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I like throwing knives, they're quiet.
 
oh! Balis....I thought you wanted to lube something else!
my mistake....
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But Whitelightening works well for my butterflys, haven't tried the others but they also have a good rep for working well.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Knifesmith:
two words
break free
you should be able to get it at walmart
i use it on my guns
after it dries it leaves a coating

Knifesmith

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How long does it take for it to dry? I've had some on my bali for over a few days and its never dried.



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I use Tetra Gun Oil when my balisongs squeak, my 42 doesn't squeak at all so I haven't had the need to put any on it for several months. I really don't like to lubricate my 42 because when I do it gets really quiet and I can't hear it very well, part of the love of balisongs is the sound that they make, when my 42 is lubed it is almost completely quiet
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It's kinda like watching football without the sounds of the game, I just can't do it
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My computer has only worked 1 time in the past 3 weeks, that is the reason that I haven't been online and talking with my friends (everyone at BFC) I am using my dad's computer which finally has internet access, the ISP I used to use (juno) won't let me connect due to prioritization of internet users, bunch of BS. I hope to somehow get my computer to work again but until then I will probably be scarce on the forums. Later everyone.......

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A few of my balisongs
My Photopoint album
 
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